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Fall Film Fests
8/24/07
Big changes require new survival techniques to work the autumn movie circuit.
• A look at the season's film festivals
Big changes require new survival techniques to work the autumn movie circuit.
• A look at the season's film festivals
Locarno Film Festival
7/25/07
Locarno is letting its hair down for its 60th jamboree -- and Hollywood is providing a lot of the fun.
• Locarno invites Hollywood to 60th party
Locarno is letting its hair down for its 60th jamboree -- and Hollywood is providing a lot of the fun.
• Locarno invites Hollywood to 60th party
Montreal Comedy Festival
7/12/07
With Aspen's yukfest in limbo, Canada's big event isn't going to change its act.
• Just for Laughs a diverse mix
• Festival at a crossroads
With Aspen's yukfest in limbo, Canada's big event isn't going to change its act.
• Just for Laughs a diverse mix
• Festival at a crossroads
Thailand/Bangkok Intl. Film Festival
7/12/07
Thai film pros keep their fingers crossed for the new Film Act.
• Bangkok festival's future uncertain
Thai film pros keep their fingers crossed for the new Film Act.
• Bangkok festival's future uncertain
Outfest 25th Anniversary
7/11/07
In its 25th year, it's hard to imagine Outfest as anything less than a local institution.
• Event celebrates anniversary
• Outfest, UCLA partner to preserve legacy
In its 25th year, it's hard to imagine Outfest as anything less than a local institution.
• Event celebrates anniversary
• Outfest, UCLA partner to preserve legacy
Central Europe/Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival
6/22/07
Romania may be the European country with the least number of films being produced each year, but who cares if two out of those six annual productions win top gongs on the fest circuit?
Romania may be the European country with the least number of films being produced each year, but who cares if two out of those six annual productions win top gongs on the fest circuit?
Los Angeles Film Festival
6/21/07
Based for the second year in Westwood, the Los Angeles Film Festival is taking over the college enclave in a bigger way. The fest footprint will spread and be more robust on Westwood's streets.
Based for the second year in Westwood, the Los Angeles Film Festival is taking over the college enclave in a bigger way. The fest footprint will spread and be more robust on Westwood's streets.
Shanghai TV and Intl. Film Festivals
6/8/07
Can the 13th Shanghai TV festival survive being cut from its higher-profile film festival cousin? How many companies will want to maintain a presence over the new two-week, back-to-back schedule remains to be seen.
Can the 13th Shanghai TV festival survive being cut from its higher-profile film festival cousin? How many companies will want to maintain a presence over the new two-week, back-to-back schedule remains to be seen.
Maui Film Festival
6/7/07
Now in its eighth year, the Maui Film Festival is the rare cine-confab that must work rain insurance into its budget. And with movie venues in Wailea like the Celestial Cinema, SkyDome and Sand Dance, it's easy to see why.
Now in its eighth year, the Maui Film Festival is the rare cine-confab that must work rain insurance into its budget. And with movie venues in Wailea like the Celestial Cinema, SkyDome and Sand Dance, it's easy to see why.
Monte Carlo TV Festival
6/7/07
Few execs carry weight in both movie and TV circles. And topping the list, no matter who seems to be compiling it, is Colin Callender. In his 20 years at HBO, the HBO Films prexy has seen -- and often created -- many landmark changes.
Few execs carry weight in both movie and TV circles. And topping the list, no matter who seems to be compiling it, is Colin Callender. In his 20 years at HBO, the HBO Films prexy has seen -- and often created -- many landmark changes.
CineVegas
5/31/07
The ninth iteration of CineVegas kicks off with a glitzy, perfect-for-the-Strip screening of "Ocean's Thirteen" with many of its high-powered cast in attendance.
The ninth iteration of CineVegas kicks off with a glitzy, perfect-for-the-Strip screening of "Ocean's Thirteen" with many of its high-powered cast in attendance.
Cannes Film Festival
5/18/07
For the 14th year, Variety is publishing daily newspapers at the Cannes Film Festival -- news, reviews and other features only available here or on the Croisette.
For the 14th year, Variety is publishing daily newspapers at the Cannes Film Festival -- news, reviews and other features only available here or on the Croisette.
Cannes Style
5/8/07
At 60, Cannes is the grand-mere of film fests. And like any sharp-eyed sexagenarian, she has seen it all. Cannes has been courting scandal ever since its inception.
At 60, Cannes is the grand-mere of film fests. And like any sharp-eyed sexagenarian, she has seen it all. Cannes has been courting scandal ever since its inception.
John Wayne at 100
5/8/07
"Hondo" hasn't exactly been a lost film in the 53-plus years since its original release, but few people alive have seen it as it was meant to be seen. When the pic screens at Cannes, auds will finally have the experience director John Farrow intended.
"Hondo" hasn't exactly been a lost film in the 53-plus years since its original release, but few people alive have seen it as it was meant to be seen. When the pic screens at Cannes, auds will finally have the experience director John Farrow intended.
50th San Francisco Intl. Film Festival
4/25/07
If ever a film event crystallized a particular moment in U.S. culture, it was the San Francisco Intl. Film Festival in 1968, where establishment squares and counterculture icons jockeyed for the limelight.
If ever a film event crystallized a particular moment in U.S. culture, it was the San Francisco Intl. Film Festival in 1968, where establishment squares and counterculture icons jockeyed for the limelight.
Tribeca Film Festival
4/24/07
As the sixth Tribeca Film Festival kicks off, the event again shows its support for a pressing issue. Fest's opening night, hosted by Al Gore, will spotlight the global climate crisis.
As the sixth Tribeca Film Festival kicks off, the event again shows its support for a pressing issue. Fest's opening night, hosted by Al Gore, will spotlight the global climate crisis.
Spotlight: Texas/AFI Dallas
3/16/07
Locals call it the Lone Star State, but in reality, Texas offers stars aplenty. And many of the names on Texas' A-list talent roster insist on shooting in their home state whenever possible.
Locals call it the Lone Star State, but in reality, Texas offers stars aplenty. And many of the names on Texas' A-list talent roster insist on shooting in their home state whenever possible.
South By Southwest Music & Film Festival
3/9/07
Amid ever-increasing competish on the film fest circuit, regional confabs desperately try to fashion themselves into hotbeds of acquisitions, or places where big pics will preem. But South by Southwest has always succeeded by keeping its cool.
Amid ever-increasing competish on the film fest circuit, regional confabs desperately try to fashion themselves into hotbeds of acquisitions, or places where big pics will preem. But South by Southwest has always succeeded by keeping its cool.
Argentina/Mar del Plata Fest
2/2/07
A crunch is threatening Argentina's film industry. Few films make it at the box office, and the interest of foreign financiers and festivals has shifted elsewhere -- Bolivia, Chile and Colombia -- making the market more competitive for limited financing.
A crunch is threatening Argentina's film industry. Few films make it at the box office, and the interest of foreign financiers and festivals has shifted elsewhere -- Bolivia, Chile and Colombia -- making the market more competitive for limited financing.
Berlin Film Festival
2/1/07
It's a fact that some enthusiastically welcome, and others reluctantly accept, but no one seriously disputes: Berlin has become the year's third market, alongside Cannes and AFM.
It's a fact that some enthusiastically welcome, and others reluctantly accept, but no one seriously disputes: Berlin has become the year's third market, alongside Cannes and AFM.
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